Lime Rock Park decided to make me the poster child for their "65. It's the new 35" campaign. My friends thought I should object to the use of my photo, but I liked the comparisons. 65. It's the new 35... | Lime Rock Park

I'm 73 in January. Still driving the S at speed. (knock on wood.)

 

Yes cosmomiller, I'm not sure if they help with with depth perception, as I have not flown with out them, but I use a pair of polarising safety glasses, which reduce glare & help greatly with orientation when the things get a bit further away.

Have you noticed that the older we get, the bigger the planes we fly? I wonder why?

 

As far as plane size, I took over a 1/4 scale P-51 Mustang project from a good friend's father who spent years making this beautifully detailed flying model. He was at the point of giving up actually flying it. I teamed up with a buddy of mine took it, reworked the gas engine, replaced all the old 72MHZ with Spectrum and reworked the retracts. We have flown it twice now. The problem is it is so large the effort to go flying is an all day affair. I was leaning towards larger models but not now! The biggest wingspan I will have is 90", a Buccaneer and a 110" Quaker. All the rest are/will be 1/2A.
I can barely fit the Mustang in my old Grand Cherokee! It is going back to the builder!

 

I crack up every time I read a car ad that states the car has been "adult" owned. At 72 yrs, I do take care not to dump the clutch on take off and snap the diff. However, I do enjoy attacking the twisties.

 

When I read "mature owner" I figure it just means the owner could afford a better shop to maintain/repair the car.

 

Has 2 failed marriages and one failed business. That used to be the qualification to make airline captain. Glad my wife never heard about that.